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Disruption to bus services - Wednesday, 18 November

16th, November 2009

On Wednesday, 18 November some Valley Flyer bus services will be disrupted due to a scheduled meeting of the Tramways Union.

“In recent weeks, negotiations have been initiated to agree a new employment agreement for members of the Tramways Union,” says Zane Fulljames, General Manager Operations. “The current agreement will expire on 9 December.”

The current CEA covers 100 union members across the Valley Flyer business, which includes the Airport Flyer.

“The Tramways Union has advised us of their intention to conduct a meeting to discuss the negotiation process and its claims for the upcoming negotiations,” says Mr Fulljames.

“However, because the meeting will be held OFF PEAK the disruption will be kept to a minimum and what customers will see is fewer buses on the roads rather than no buses at all,” says Mr Fulljames.

The following services will be affected between 10am and 1pm only.

Buses running every 60 minutes instead of every 30 minutes:

Wainuiomata services
R83 Eastbourne to Wellington via Lower Hutt
R150 Western Hills to Petone

Buses running every 30 minutes instead of every 15 minutes:

R120 Stokes Valley to Queensgate
R110 Upper Hutt to Petone

Airport Flyer and school bus services will not be affected.

“We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause our customers and trust that with the advance notice provided our customers can make alternative travel arrangements,” says Mr Fulljames.

For more information, please call
Siobhan O’Donovan, Communications Manager
021 840 839